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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Podium

    Score7 out of 10
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    TrustRadius for Buyers

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/ATrustRadius delivers the most credible B2B technology decisioning platform, helping buyers confidently make decisions with comprehensive, vetted product information and customer-generated content.

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    PodiumTrustRadius for Buyers
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    PodiumTrustRadius for Buyers
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    PodiumTrustRadius for Buyers
    Considered Both Products
    Podium
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    58%
    Would buy again
    19 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    7 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    58%
    Delivers good value for the price
    15 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    64%
    Happy with the feature set
    21 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    52%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    5 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    59%
    Implementation went as expected
    17 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    5 Answers
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    User Ratings
    PodiumTrustRadius for Buyers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.9
    (43 ratings)
    8.8
    (220 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    5.0
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (5 ratings)
    8.6
    (8 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.0
    (13 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    4.5
    (3 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    PodiumTrustRadius for Buyers
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Podium
    Podium is well suited for several types of businesses. If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, Podium would be a great way for you to ask that customers leave you a review online sharing their awesome experience. For medium to large businesses, Podium review invites can be automated through the company's customer management system, allowing the use of Podium to be simple and not timely, even with a large customer base. It may not be appropriate for a large company to manually send out individual review invites
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    Well suited: For a company or organization that knows what they need to solve problems or optimize processes. TrustRadius for Buyers is ideal as you can check out categories and alternatives and read super-specific reviews that apply to your use case. Less appropriate: If you are unsure what you're trying to accomplish or the area/function to optimize with software, you can be overwhelmed with the vast offer of reviews because you don't know where to look.
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    Pros
    Podium
    • Maintains conversations indefinitely, so we are able to go back to confirm details from conversations.
    • Provides the ability for our company to have a 'team' messaging platform where we can communicate with one another via single person to a single person, groups where we can add/subtract members of the group... this is invaluable to our organization.
    • Until today(!), we could 'share' or forward a message to one another; oddly, that feature disappeared just today, so I'm hoping it's a glitch!
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    HG Insights
    • [The] overall rating helps to filter a low rated software without wasting time [and] the user can research high rated software products for making a purchase.
    • The pros and cons can be viewed for every software, which speeds up the [research] on the key points of [the] user experience [of] the software.
    • [The] features scorecard helps to see how effectively the software's features [are] helping the user.
    • [The] alternatives features help the user to see other competitive software or platforms, which provide a solution for the user.
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    Cons
    Podium
    • Account manager communications: I had been asking my Podium account manager for integration with our CRM tool for over 8 months before my account manager fell silent. After another 6 months, I proactively reached out only to find out that the integration had been in Beta for months and 8 other companies had already integrated. It was frustrating that my account manager did not remember a key request and make the Beta available to me the minute that it was open.
    Incentivized
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    HG Insights
    • Sorting of the default view of reviews since the initial reviews can play a big role in decisions.
    • More visibility into what went into certain product's score for the rating it has.
    • Help secure great deals on the softwares for which reviews are available.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Podium
    Again, Podium has been so wonderful in the year and a half we have been using it, we are able to integrate it with our CRM and use alot of the available features. The most helpful has been getting TONS of reviews on MULTIPLE sites through Podium!
    Incentivized
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    HG Insights
    since
    it is a page that provides data although very long to read are specific and
    technical as they are, data of people who have used or use the program you may
    need for the company, and help us solve a problem, without the need to hire
    external consultants or expensive programs, saving us money in the company
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    Usability
    Podium
    While giving our clients the ability to leave a review was there, we had much worse results and got fewer reviews through the Podium portal than we did by sending our clients simple email requests, or simply having our service staff ask for a review while still on the clients' job sites.
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    It is very helpful for me in buying softwares. I come up with a practical and confident solution once I use it. The reviews I saw were genuine. I was able to save time and increase my productivity with the help of TrustRadius for Buyer's. Also, overall interface is well structured
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    Reliability and Availability
    Podium
    We haven't had any outages or issues whenever we need it over the last few years of use
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    HG Insights
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    Performance
    Podium
    It moves quickly and has no issues with delays. Performance is good as it is a web-based tool
    Incentivized
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    HG Insights
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Podium
    I have to send an email to get information. They have a chat system but I end up having to go through my rep for account questions. It was a little frustrating to not have a direct phone number to call with questions. I would like to see a helpline added.
    Incentivized
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    HG Insights
    We did not need to contact support. I tried to skip the question like it says to but the system wouldn’t let me
    Incentivized
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    Implementation Rating
    Podium
    We only had a hard time getting our technicians to remember to send the review invites.
    Incentivized
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    HG Insights
    Again, I didn’t have much to do with the implementation of the product. I heard from internal sources that there were few issues with scalability but they were resolved
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Podium
    We use Digital Air Strike at our two GM dealerships because it is one of a small list of reputation management companies authorized by GM as part of their SFE program. Digital Air Strike surveys our customers and invites them to write a review about our dealership. It is not as effective or flexible as Podium so we have been using Podium at those dealerships alongside Digital Air Strike. We also recently started a trial use of ReplyPro which is a service that monitors review sites and writes customized responses to positive reviews and suggested responses to negative reviews. I'd like to see Podium add this as part of their service so we can consolidate 3rd party vendors and manage every aspect of online reputation management from one place.
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    HG Insights
    While G2 and Capterra cover a wider range of categories, TrustRadius focuses specifically on business technology solutions. TrustRadius is known for its emphasis on verifying user reviews and providing in-depth insights. Their user base consists of professionals and decision-makers, making it a valuable resource for trustworthy and detailed feedback. G2 and Capterra offer broader market coverage and a wide range of products. I personally do not prioritize any specific platform. Wherever I find detailed information, I use it.
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    Scalability
    Podium
    Its easy to scale to different departments as needed. We initially began using it to solve one problem and as new features became available it was easy to scale this and include other departments who could benefit from its tools
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    HG Insights
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    Return on Investment
    Podium
    • I am glad there are card readers now, sales team members too often try to just send a request instead of taking payment onsite.
    • It's made capturing messaging leads much easier.
    • It's worth the cost but if it did a few more things it would be worth a lot more to us. Document signatures, surveying after jobs, even geotagging of photos/reviews for SEO
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    HG Insights
    • It's had a positive impact in helping us be confident in the selections we make
    • It's also had a positive impact in opening us up to other products/offerings we would not have known about
    • It's further allowed us to have deeper conversations with vendors about potential pitfalls we would not have known about otherwise
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